There has been much tweeting about the new gel manicures. D.C might be the home of Deep Throat, CIA leaks and other big mouths, but finding a gel manicure in this town proved to be the best kept secret.
After a 6 week hunt, I finally found one! Miss B had told me I must try the Shellac manicure and Hopsy swore by the Axxiom manicure. Well, I found Patsy's Nail Bar and guess what...you can make your pick because they have BOTH. I should also say that Patsy's is SUPER CLEAN and they have a second floor that you can rent out for showers or parties...or in D.C. I should also add political fundraisers.
My Shellac manicure was Friday and I was hooked when I left the salon, but a birthday party, handwashing of clothes, gardening and putting together a baby swing later my manicure is chip free and perfect and Patsy's says it will stay that way for 2 weeks.
I promised my D.C. bloggers and tweeters I would share if I found one of these talked about manicures so here is my review:
Patsy's has been opened for a little over 4 months and is located at 19th and "Eye" Streets. It is clean, the staff is friendly and I was greeted by a cold glass of water (on a 90+ degree day!) and a manicurist with all of the answers.
I ended up choosing the Creative Shellac 2 Week No-Chip Gel Manicure over the OPI Axxiom manicure. Both seemed great, but the Shellac is supposedly less harsh on your nails...I will confirm or deny this in a week and half..PROMISE. Now there is one thing the Axxiom has on the Shellac, in my opinion, better colors. I chose the pal pink color and I LOVE IT, but a lot of the colors are shimmery and shimmery and my fingers are not friends.
Here are my nails right after my manicure (please excuse the fac tthat they are swollen..seriously I had this baby 6 weeks ago and my fingers are STILL swollen!) and I will post a photo the day before my next appointment, and yes I am so hooked I have already made one! I will say the Shellac is more expensive than a basic manicure, but 2 weeks of nails I can flaunt instead of hide is worth it.
I see a long and chip-free relationship with Paty's Nail Bar!
